Empires of Ideas

Empires of Ideas
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 505
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ISBN-10 : 9780674737716
ISBN-13 : 0674737717
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Book Synopsis Empires of Ideas by : William C. Kirby

Download or read book Empires of Ideas written by William C. Kirby and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is the global leader in higher education, but this was not always the case and may not remain so. William Kirby examines sources of—and threats to—US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry.


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